The Council explains on its Web site that early tall buildings were generally measured from the ground floor to the top of the building, not including flagpoles.

VOA: special.2010.03.31

Early on,Jean-Michel Cousteau says he started to learn from his father.

VOA: standard.2010.06.18

"In Latin America where I am from, football is something that is watched on weekends and families get together to do so and kids see it from an early age."

VOA: standard.2010.06.15